I hate it when the NYRRC does this. I want to plan my summer vacation. They should pick a date and stick with it....For years. They don't understand how important these races are to their local members. They seam to be trying to please corporate sponsors and people looking for a "destination race".

Yes, really bad news on the NYC Half if it is really cancelled. They were talking last year about trying to come up with a new course so they could expand the field even further.

I ran the Austin Marathon earlier this year, and their title sponsor (AT&T) backed out. They obviously ran the race, but there was no prize money and no elite field. If that is in fact the problem, I would think NYRR can do the same thing here - just make it a lower key event.

By the way, I hated the idea of the Queens half in August. I'm still scarred from the heat and humidity of last years race!

I like the Queens half in September better, but that means it's currently on the same day as the Fifth Avenue Mile?

I'm not sure what NYRR is doing, but how can you possibly plan your race schedule when they keep moving everything around. The cap has people wanting to sign up early, but the race you register for might end up being on a completely different date than you've planned for.